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Wolves enter tonight’s Game 2 with 1-0 lead

(Denver, CO) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven N-B-A Western Conference Semifinals series. Minnesota edged the defending champion Nuggets 106-99 in Denver to claim the first contest in the best-of-seven series on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards led all scorers with a career-high 43 playoff points and grabbed seven rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns netted 20 points, while Rudy Gobert (go-BARE) corralled a game-high 13 rebounds to go with six points. The N-B-A’s Sixth Man of the Year award winner Naz Reid sunk 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. Game Two tips off in the Mile High City tonight at 9 P-M. Here is the schedule for the upcoming best-of-seven N-B-A Second Round series between the Timberwolves and Nuggets: Game One (Saturday 5/4): Minnesota 106, Denver 99 (final-MN leads series 1-0) Game Two (Monday 5/6): Minnesota at Denver, 9 P-M Game Three (Friday 5/10): Denver at Minnesota, 8:30 P-M Game Four (Sunday 5/12): Denver at Minnesota, 7 P-M Game Five (Tuesday 5/14): Minnesota at Denver, TBD (if necessary) Game Six (Thursday 5/16): Denver at Minnesota, 7:30 P-M (if necessary) Game Seven (Sunday 5/19): Minnesota at Denver, TBD (if necessary)